Eye on Africa

For more than a week, the village of Farabougou in the Ségou region has been cut off from the world surrounded by armed men banning entry. Mediation attempts have been made with local notables, but the inhabitants still remain the monastery at home. "The army has already reached a village about ten kilometers from our village.…

Guineans are called to the polls tomorrow Sunday to elect the next president of the republic. In the current, outgoing President Alpha Condé, candidate for a third term after the controversial adoption of a new constitution. In front of him, eleven competitors, including his main opponent Cellou Dalein Diallo. Everything seemed clear, but on the eve of the election, some members of the Independent…

Hundreds of lawyers demonstrated on Friday, October 16 in Tunis and went on general strike to protest against pressure on the judiciary, mainly exercised by police associations. as reported from Tunis Lilia blaiseIt's tired, expressing a deep problem, according to lawyers meeting on Friday morning in front of Tunis' courthouse.…

Despite President Tshisekedi's decision to suspend the installation of Minembwe municipality, this issue continues to provoke strong reactions in Congolese society. Report at Panzi hospital in Bukavu. With our special correspondent in Bukavu, Sonia RolleyThis municipality located in the highlands of the southern Kivu was…

The community of Congolese Banyamulenge refugees, numbering in the thousands, has complained of having been the victim of a real hunt for ten days. The Interior Ministry and public security have launched a real campaign against those living in cities when they have to be in one of the five refugee camps in the country. The leaders of this community of Rwandophonic Congolese refugees fleeing the province…

Will Sudan normalize its relations with Israel? In any case, more and more sources, especially Israeli and Sudanese media, confirm. According to them, you will put a lot of pressure on Khartoum so that the Sudanese accept an agreement: an approximation to the Hebrew state in exchange for a package that includes the withdrawal of sanctions and financial support. According to these same media, the…

The worldwide coronavirus pandemic has contaminated no less than 39.4 million individuals and claimed over 1.1 million lives worldwide. Listed below are the updates for October 17: Saturday, October 17, 2020South Africa's circumstances cross 700,000South African coronavirus circumstances reported for the reason that first an infection in early March have surpassed 700,000 in concern of an…

On Friday, October 16, Alassane Ouattara launched his campaign in Bouaké, the major city in central Côte d'Ivoire, for the October 31 presidential election. The president, who was running for a third term, met at length with the traditional leaders of the region to whom he exposed his program and defended his record, suggesting that a political dialogue could be held after the election. Then he held a…

Conventional medicines retain a distinguished place on the continent, and the WHO not too long ago inspired analysis into this observe, whereas the epidemic has revived the controversy about their effectiveness. In South Africa, many sufferers flip to "sangomas", these healers-fortune tellers who talk with their ancestors.…

The latest killing of a farmer in South Africa has revived racial tensions in latest weeks, we just lately spoke with our Cape City correspondent. Additionally on this system is Nigeria on its ninth day of anti-police brutal protests, we provide the newest. And in Kenya, efforts to cease poaching have had good outcomes, because the elephant inhabitants has doubled inside 30 years. .